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Defence equipment embargo list

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Boost for defence industry

The phased embargo on the import of 101 weapons and military platforms marks a major reform initiative to boost the domestic industry. The Ministry of Defence’s ‘negative import list’ includes artillery guns, assault rifles, warships, sonar systems, transport aircraft, light combat

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Set for upgrade, UAVs to fire ammunition

With India and China locked in a standoff in the Himalayas, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has okayed a project to upgrade a part of the fleet of the Israeli Heron UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). A part of the fleet of drones will be adapted to carry bombs and air-to-ground missiles.

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Desi anti-drone shield for Red Fort | India News - Times of India

India News: The Tejas fighter jet and the recently-announced negative arms imports list came in for special mention by Prime Minister Modi as part of the “Atmanir

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BSF to undergo tech upgradation, to get 436 drones and new anti-drone systems

In the past one year, Pakistani deep state is using Chinese commercial drones to transport assault rifles, pistols and grenades to the Khalistani terrorists in Punjab as well as jihadis in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Defence Ministry suspends business dealings with Vectra company over Tatra case

The defence ministry has suspended all business dealings with Vectra Advanced Engineering Private Ltd for one year in view of a probe by the CBI into the allegations of wrongdoings against it in the Tatra Truck deal, officials said on Tuesday.

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India to start bidding process by October to procure 6 submarines costing Rs 55,000 crore

India is all set to launch the bidding process by next month for a Rs 55,000-crore mega project to build six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy to narrow the gap with China's growing naval prowess, government sources said on Sunday.

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Won’t supply arms to Pakistan: Russia

Russia has assured India that it will not supply arms to Pakistan during an India-Russia meeting in Moscow on Thursday evening.

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NIA chargesheets two for theft aboard aircraft carrier

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today said it has chargesheeted two accused in a case pertaining to theft of computer devices, including hard disc and RAM, from under-construction indigenous aircraft carrier at the Cochin Shipyard between July and September 2019.

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Induction of Rafale jets big, stern message to those eyeing India’s sovereignty: Rajnath

In a clear reference to China over the tense border row in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the induction of five French-made multirole Rafale jets into the Indian Air Force is a “big and stern” message to those eyeing India's sovereignty.

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IAF, ISRO developing real-time aircraft tracking system for transport fleet

The Indian Air Force, in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is developing a real time aircraft tracking system (RTATS) that will be retrofitted in its transport fleet.

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